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TIRANA, May 5 /ATA/-By A. Fortuzi/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama and President Ilir Meta paid tribute to national heroes and laid wreaths at the Martyrs of the Nation Cemetery in Tirana on Sunday on the Martyrs’ Day in Albania, observed on May 5 every year.
The Mayor of Tirana Erion Veliaj, the Minister of Defence Olta Xhaçka, and other senior state officials and personalities attended the ceremony commemorating and honouring the nation’s heroes.
Speaking to reporters following the ceremony, President Meta called for reflection through political dialogue as the only way towards the future.
“This day is a special day to whole Albanian people. It is the day commemorating Qemal Stafa and the young boys and girls who made the sublime sacrifice to put Albania on the right side,” Meta said in his remarks.
“Today is a day of reflection to set the country’s future first through dialogue in order to properly honor the memory of those who have made the sacrifices of those who have given life for our freedom,” the President said.
Tirana Mayor Veliaj expressed gratitude to the martyrs of the nation, hailing them true heroes of great deeds.
“May 5– Glorious to the martyrs, to the true heroes and people of great deeds, who have become immortal in the memory and the country’s history,” Veliaj said.
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